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Random music news for Friday, June 18, 2021

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

As God as my witness, this is a TV classic.

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

March 15, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs, WKRP

When WKRP in Cincinnati debuted on CBS in the fall of 1978, it introduced a radical use of music. Up

Back in the day, WKRP in Cincinnati was required viewing for all of us wannabe radio people. If you work

This remains one of the funniest bits in all of TV. The official title of this 1978 episode of WKRP

Now that WKRP in Cincinnati is out on DVD with most of the original music intact (getting that straight was

We’ve written in this space about WKRP in Cincinnati, the beloved show of radio types. For decades, the shows haven’t

It’s so unfair that the first day after Labour Day is September 2! I’m feeling very ripped off. You know

In a post on Time-Warner’s upcoming The Midnight Special collection, I lamented about the bastardized reissue of WKRP in Cincinnati.

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver